joint resolution
noun
: a resolution passed by both houses of a legislative body that has the force of law when signed by or passed over the veto of the executive
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The House and Senate introduced a joint resolution to create the Commission on Fiscal Restraint and Government Efficiency and it was renamed the Delivery of Government Efficiency Commission.
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
In Illinois, Democrats in power in Springfield resisted a national security mandate handed down by the Republican administration of George W. Bush, passing a joint resolution in 2007 urging the Illinois congressional delegation to repeal the Real ID act.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
The Article One Act would have terminated a national emergency after 30 days if Congress did not pass a joint resolution approving it.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025
Steube will be introducing a joint resolution alongside Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., that will call on the NCAA to revoke eligibility of trans athletes who compete as women.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
In Illinois, Democrats in power in Springfield resisted a national security mandate handed down by the Republican administration of George W. Bush, passing a joint resolution in 2007 urging the Illinois congressional delegation to repeal the Real ID act.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
The Article One Act would have terminated a national emergency after 30 days if Congress did not pass a joint resolution approving it.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025
Steube will be introducing a joint resolution alongside Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., that will call on the NCAA to revoke eligibility of trans athletes who compete as women.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Joint resolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joint%20resolution. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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